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Article: Fall for Montreal - Natural beauty, urban sophistication come together in Quebec's largest city.(Travel)
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- The Boston Herald
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- October 15, 2000
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Want to put a little cosmopolitan zing into autumn? For a combination of graceful, old-world charm and streamlined modern convenience, you can't do better than Montreal, the queen city of Canada's Quebec - La Belle Province, "the Beautiful Province."
In Montreal, you can visit a religious healing shrine that rivals Europe's Lourdes or Fatima - then catch the subway to 16-mile-long Montreal Underground, a climate-controlled network of colorful, tantalizing shopping centers built around the city's downtown Metro hub. And speaking of shops - the U.S. dollar now gets you $1.49 Canadian. So grab your Christmas list and head for this ...